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Knowing what to say to a friend who has been struggling with addiction is hard. It can feel like there is nothing good to do or say. But the most important thing to remember is that the worst thing you can say, is nothing at all. Silence feeds your friend’s shame. Speak up. Here…

Knowing what to say to a friend who has been struggling with addiction is hard. It can feel like there is nothing good to do or say. But the most important thing to remember is that the worst thing you can say, is nothing at all. Silence feeds your friend’s shame. Speak up. Here…

Addictions to drugs, alcohol, or gambling all take a lot out of us. They take a toll on our physical and mental well-being, and they exhaust our time and money. An Increasing Commitment When many people begin to take heroin, it’s often to supplement their prescription opioid addiction or to manage other chronic pain.…

One of the groups that often doesn’t get enough or appropriate attention with regard to substance abuse and mental health is the LGBTQI+ community. Discrimination, abuse, rejection from their families and homes, societal ostracism, stress, depression, and anxiety are all contributing factors that the queer community has ON TOP OF the many of the same…

When getting sober, it is important to map out your plans so you can see where you are in your journey and reward yourself for your progress. The GOST map is a simple but powerful for addiction recovery, making life plans, or just about anything. We’re going to make a map of what you want…

Have you ever watched a guitar player at the top of their game moving their fingers around on the fret board so fast that you wonder how can think that fast? The answer is, of course, they don’t really. It’s what we call muscle memory. Athletes, musicians, and doctors learn to practice some tasks so…

Here are four ways that your pride may be getting in the way of your recovery. To get better, you need to be aware of these issues and check them. Recognizing that you have a problem Denial is the step most people stay at. They refuse to recognize that they have a problem, even…

Because alcohol is legal, many people underestimate its addictive power. We also tend to neglect just how challenging withdrawal from it can be. What are the Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal? Withdrawal from alcohol can be incredibly challenging. Detox involves many physical and mental symptoms including: Anxiety Shakiness and tremors Sweating and fever Seizures Visual or…

Millions of people are battling addiction all over the world every day. They are trying to do their best to get themselves out of the grip of the drug that they are on. People try to quit cold turkey, but fear of the pain and agony of withdrawals can keep them from seeing the process…

Movies are a reflection of the society in which we live in such as the issues that people deal with all the time. Drug addiction is one thing that can be depicted in movies, but it is a skewed view of the situation. There is a big difference between a movie depiction of an oxycodone…